Glendale leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Glendale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glendale, ~38% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glendale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glendale leans more Democratic than 61 of 66 neighbors.
Glendale runs about 32 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Glendale. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+47) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Glendale leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Glendale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Glendale live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Glendale sits in the top quarter (about 55%, above 95% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 60% of adults in Glendale have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Glendale, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Glendale looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 90% of households in Glendale rent, about 65 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Glendale sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Denver, CO D+23
- Cherry Hills Village, CO Even
- Sheridan, CO D+16
- Englewood, CO D+27
- Greenwood Village, CO D+19
- Aurora, CO D+24
- North Washington, CO Even
- Edgewater, CO D+39
- Centennial, CO D+16
- Bow Mar, CO D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pryor Creek, OK R+51
- Mariposa, CA R+9
- Warsaw, NC D+8
- Lexington, OK R+44
- Homeacre-Lyndora, PA R+22
- Nashville, IN R+38
- Fort Richardson, AK R+14
- Seven Valleys, PA R+36
- Paoli, IN R+48
- Wheatland, WY R+60
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Colorado Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.